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Big Little Lies – Season 1, Episode 3 Living the Dream

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In an effort to get under Renata's skin, Madeline organizes a trip to compete with Amabella's birthday party; Celeste falls for Perry's charms before their first session with the therapist; Principal Nippal announces the Fall Gala Fundraiser theme.
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Big Little Lies — Season 1, Episode 3

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Big Little Lies continues to flush out its leading ladies, but it's becoming clear that not everyone is "Living the Dream."

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Reese Witherspoon

Madeline Martha Mackenzie

Nicole Kidman

Celeste Wright

Shailene Woodley

Jane Chapman

Laura Dern

Renata Klein

Zoë Kravitz

Bonnie Carlson

Alexander Skarsgård

Perry Wright
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Angelica Jade Bastién Refinery29 Aug 30, 2017
Director Jean-Marc Vallée and writer David E. Kelley take all the attributes of the most impossible version of 'having it all' - great wealth, beauty, precocious kids, beachfront property - and twist them into horror Go to Full Review Nate Waggoner Observer Apr 5, 2017
This episode is kind of a snooze compared to the first two- nothing new is introduced, it's just more developments of the plot elements we already know. Go to Full Review Alex Abad-Santos Vox Apr 5, 2017
It traffics in sudsy moments that feel a world away. Yet it also trades in a sober truth: that everything parents do affects their children's lives in some way. It's also boldly unafraid to show how men can harm women. Go to Full Review Gill Crawford Radio Times May 31, 2019
Desperate housewives, indeed. And utterly compelling television. Go to Full Review Lacy Baugher The Tracking Board Jun 25, 2018
The dynamics between these women, and their struggles with their own personal demons are much better television than any old murder investigation. Go to Full Review Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez Tom & Lorenzo Jun 19, 2018
It's not just the real estate porn or the melodrama or the highly defined costume design that makes it so good. It's the long, silent scenes allowing these actresses to just do their craft. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis In an effort to get under Renata's skin, Madeline organizes a trip to compete with Amabella's birthday party; Celeste falls for Perry's charms before their first session with the therapist; Principal Nippal announces the Fall Gala Fundraiser theme.
Director
Jean-Marc Vallée
Executive Producer
Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, David E. Kelley, Jean-Marc Vallée, Nathan Ross, Gregg Fienberg
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 5, 2017
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